Differences between CEA 608 and 708 Captions

608708
Native BroadcastNTSC AnalogDTV HDTV ATSC 1.0
Characters per Row32 theta columns42
Baud Rate960 bps9600 bps
MappingGrid BasedBlock Based
Container32 x 15 grid8 blocks
Maximum Horizontal Lines Displayed at One Time4
Character Colorswhitewhite, multiple colors
Background Colorsblockwhite, multiple colors, translucent
Font
Font Size


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